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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM B. WILLIAMS, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

WRAPPIN G-MA CHINE Application med. October 1,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, WILLIAM R. WIL- LIAMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and States of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wrapping-Machines, of which the following is aispecification.

The object of this invention is to provide uncomplicated and inexpensive means for automatically feeding, wrapping and discharging caramels and similar articles, in paper or like substances.

The accompanying drawings show preerred forms of theA different parts of the machine, numeral characters denoting correspondinor parts in the different views.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a fragmentary, side elevation of the machine, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same shown fragmentarily in part. Fig. 3 is an t with the twisting wheel open. Fig. 4 is a similar view with the twisting wheel closed. Fig. 5 is a cross section taken on line y-y of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the paper folders, omitted from views 1 and 2, and Fig. 7 is a cross section showing a modiication of a part of the device, as illustrated in Fig. 4. A

The numeral 10 designates the su ports, on which the body 11 of the machine is mounted.

12 denotes a longitudinal recess in the body 11 which extends from the paper roll 13 to the discharge trap 15. The roll 13 is wider than the recess 12, except near the roll, where the recess is widened to the .width of the paper on the roll. As the paper is drawn into and along the recess, its sides are turned up, and as the paper reaches the folders 50v and 51, stationed at the sides of the recess, these upturned sides of the paper are folded over upon the caramel Within, and are pressed down closely thereon by the roller 52, disposed across the recess 12, and journaled in the body 11 at the sides of the recess 12. A shaft 16 has bearings 17, 17, mounted on the body 11, and is revolved through the band wheel 18, thereon, by any desired power.

19 is ahopper containing the caramels, which are dropped upon the endless band 20, which is carried upon rollers 21 and 22. Koller 22 has notches 23 which are engaged byhe end' of an arm 24 fixed on shaft 16,

Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

1907. Serial No. 395,449.

which imparts an intermittent rota movementto said roller. From the ban( 20 the caramels drop upon the paper, and are carried to the right by means now to be described.

An arm 26 is loosely pivoted at 27, to the body 11 so that its oint 28 may describe a triangle, indicated y the dotted lines 29, when actuated by the arm 30 on the shaft 16.

The arm 26 is moved by the propelling contact of the revolving, curved arm 30, which engages a vertical peg 60, on the/arm 26.

As the arm 26 1s forced to the right, its oint 28 passes under the lower end ol an inclined, tiltable plate 31, against the tension of the spring 32, which immediately draws down the end of the plate'31, when the armhas passed through. At this instant the arm 30 releases the arm 26, and the latter is drawn to theleft by the spring 33, the point of the arm 26, movin up the incline 31. A block 25, is adjustably secured to the arm 26, by meansof a pin which extends through a slot 35, in arm 26 and is held in place by a head 34 on said pin. This block 25, is adapted to rest upon the paper between the caramels, when the arm 26 1s down, and as said arm is the paper with 1t. As the arm moves up the plate 31, the block is lifted out of contact with the paper, and, as the arm passes over the edge of the plate 31, it lowers the block again u on the' paper between the next two carame s, and repeats the o eration.

33 is a hollow cog whee for twisting the paper at the ends of the caramel. This wheel is made in two parts, hinged at one side, and is provided with a spring 34, which normally holds the wheel open. The wheel is rotatably disposed in a semi-circular boxing 35", in Athe bottom of recess 12. This wheel 33 is engaged by a semicircular cog wheel 37 mounted on shaft 16. The

aper with the caramel folded therein, is drawn into the wheel 33 andthe wheel 37, in its revolution, closes and rotates wheel 33. The aper is held down tightly at each side of w ieel 33gby arms 39, which are forced down by lateral flanges 38, on the wheel 37. This operation produces a tight twist of the paper at each end of the caramel. The action of wheel 37, being ended these various parts are released; wheel 33 is thrown Open and the candy is drawn to the right as alreadv described, and as the caramel passes 'moved to the right,l it pushes the caramel and A cutter 44, operated by an arm 45, on shaft 16,

se arates the paper between the caramels.

Fig. '7 1s shown a deeply cut recess 58, in which is a lever 55 fulcrumed on a pivot 56, and having one end pressed u ward, by -a spring 57, against the arm 39. his lever 55 co-acts with the arm 39, to hold the paper more firmly than is'done in the forms already described. 39A is an extension on the arm 39, and is engaged by the flange 38, on the wheel 37.

Having described the invention, what I claim is- 1. A candy'wrapping machine comprising a suitably sup orted body having a longitudinal recess t erein, a roll paper holder at one end of said recess and a discharge exit at the other end, a shaft mounted above said recess, a bandV Wheel thereon connecting with the power, a feeder on said bod an arm on said shaft to actuate said fee( er, a segmental cog wheel on said shaft, lateral flanges on said wheel, a bisected co0' wheel recessed in said body and engaged by said segmental wheel, pivoted arms at each side of said wheels operated by the flanges on .said se mental wheel, means to draw the paper a ong said recess and a cutter to separate the Wrapped candy as described.

2. In a' candy wrapping machine provided with means to propel a continuous sheet of paper loosely folded u on the caramel, a bisected cog wheel revo uble in a recess and provided with means whereby it is automatically opened to receive, and to hold said wrapped caramel, a shaft above said wheel', a segmental cog wheel rigid on said I shaft and intermittently engaging said bisected wheel, and means to hold said paper during the revolution of said bisected wheel, for the purpose herein set forth.

3. A candy wrapping machine comprising a body having a longitudinal recess adapted for the movement of continuous sheet paper therein, a straight arm pivot-ed on said body and having alongitudinal slot therein, a block having a pin movable in the slot of said arm,

a vertical peg on said arm1 a shaft above said straight arm, a curved arm on said shaft adapted to engage said peg, a tiltable plate around which the outer end of said straight arm passes, a bisected cog wheel through which said sheet with the inclosed candy passes, a cog wheel on said shaft to intermittently rotate said bisected cog wheel and means to se arate said sheets between the caramels, as erein set forth.

4. In a candy wrapping machine employing a continuous wrapping sheet and means to longitudinally move said sheet, a bisected cog-wheel through which said sheet with the inclosed candy passes, a poweractuated cog-wheel to intermittently rotate said bisected cog-wheel, lateral flanges on said power-actuated wheel, arms at each side of said bisected wheel and intermittently depressed by said flanges to hold said paper, and means to se arate said sheets etween`the caraniels, as erein set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of Vtwo witnesses.

VILLIAM R. WILLIAMS.

IVitnesses:

ALBERT N. DICKEY, WILLIAM R. HALL. 

